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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Sludge Metal Album
AMENRA "Song To The Siren" by This Mortal Coil (written by Tim Buckley) (2021)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Rehab (24-bit HD Audio, Bonus Tracks Version) (2023)
05/25 @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor, National Harbor
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Death metal and grindcore band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, formed in 2024. They deliver chaotic, abrasive extremity from the Franconian edge of Bavaria.
Swedish heavy metal act active since 2009, delivering classic riff-driven energy with a traditional metal sensibility. Their enduring commitment to the craft speaks to heavy metal's timeless appeal.
Melodic death-groove metal band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2012. They blend melodic death metal harmonies with heavy grooves from northern Finland.
Symphonic metal band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in 2021. They create grand, orchestral metal from the Welsh capital.
Melodic death-doom metal band from Wolframs-Eschenbach, Germany, formed in 2023. They merge melancholic melodies with the crushing weight of death-doom from the Franconian heartland.
Gothenburg death metal project launched in 2024, adding to the city's seemingly inexhaustible wellspring of extreme metal. Their punishing approach continues the tradition that made Gothenburg a global death metal capital.
Death metal band from the Avignon/Marseille area of Provence, France, active since 2009. They deliver death metal from the sun-baked south of France.
Black-thrash metal band from Derby, England, formed in 2022. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash aggression from the East Midlands.
Progressive metal project from Italy, active since 2011. Closed Circle explores intricate arrangements and technical musicianship within a progressive framework.
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European Metal Index is an index of European heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the European metal scene.